This is a complete chronological listing of the minor premiers of the VFA/VFL. This minor premiership is the title which is won by the team finishing on top of the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season in the Victorian Football League (known as the Victorian Football Association until 1995).

Criteria

The team which finishes with the best record across the home-and-away season is awarded the minor premiership. This is determined by most premiership points, with four points for a win and two points for a draw; if tied, percentage (ratio of points scored to points conceded) is used as tie-breaker.

The minor premiership is distinct from the major premiership (or, simply, the premiership), which is awarded to the winner of the finals series which follows the home-and-away season. The VFA first established a finals series in 1903, and hence the first distinct minor premiership is recognised in that season.[1][2]

List of minor premiers

The following is a list of minor premiers, ladder details and results.

Division 1

Season Minor premier Record Pts  % Second place Margin Finish
1903Richmond (1)16–264204.6North Melbourne2 pointsRunners-up
1904Richmond (2)15–2–162175.9Footscray4 pointsRunners-up
1905North Melbourne (1)15–360173.8Richmond4 pointsRunners-up
1906West Melbourne (1)14–3–158195.3Richmond2 pointsPremiers
1907Williamstown (1)15–360160.2Richmond4 pointsPremiers
1908Footscray (1)15–2–162159.0Essendon (A.)8 pointsPremiers
1909Prahran (1)16–264154.7Essendon (A.)4 pointsRunners-up
1910North Melbourne (2)15–2–162213.3Essendon (A.)25.5%Premiers
1911Essendon (A.) (1)16–264176.5North Melbourne8 pointsPremiers
1912Footscray (2)15–360173.2North Melbourne33.3%Runners-up
1913Footscray (3)14–456155.1North Melbourne2 pointsPremiers
1914North Melbourne (3)14–456159.0Footscray17.8%Premiers
1915North Melbourne (4)13–052180.2Brunswick12 pointsPremiers
1916Season not contested
1917Season not contested
1918North Melbourne (5)10–040211.2Prahran16 pointsPremiers
1919North Melbourne (6)18–072227.3Footscray16 pointsRunners-up
1920Footscray (4)16–264151.4Brunswick8 pointsPremiers
1921Footscray (5)16–1–166149.7Port Melbourne6 pointsRunners-up
1922Footscray (6)16–264190.2Port Melbourne8 pointsRunners-up
1923Footscray (7)16–264168.2Port Melbourne2 pointsPremiers
1924Footscray (8)16–1–166161.8Williamstown14 pointsPremiers
1925Brunswick (1)13–152165.8Northcote8 pointsPremiers
1926Coburg (1)15–360171.5Northcote4 pointsPremiers
1927Coburg (2)18–072190.7Brighton16 pointsPremiers
1928Coburg (3)15–360165.6Port Melbourne4 pointsPremiers
1929Northcote (1)17–568149.9Port Melbourne16.0%Premiers
1930Oakleigh (1)16–464132.3Northcote4 pointsPremiers
1931Oakleigh (2)14–456147.9Port Melbourne10.2%Premiers
1932Northcote (2)15–560138.5Coburg6.7%Premiers
1933Northcote (3)16–464129.1Coburg6 pointsPremiers
1934Northcote (4)14–456141.7Preston14.7%Premiers
1935Northcote (5)16–264145.5Yarraville16 points3rd
1936Brunswick (2)16–264147.9Prahran6 points3rd
1937Brunswick (3)12–448125.7Brighton16.6%Runners-up
1938Brunswick (4)15–160143.3Brighton14 pointsPremiers
1939Prahran (2)15–560131.3Brunswick2.0%3rd
1940Williamstown (2)16–464135.8Port Melbourne8 points3rd
1941Port Melbourne (1)16–464145.3Prahran5.5%Premiers
1942Season not contested
1943Season not contested
1944Season not contested
1945Coburg (4)20–080184.8Williamstown12 points3rd
1946Camberwell (1)15–4–162125.0Williamstown4 pointsRunners-up
1947Port Melbourne (2)16–5–166119.2Williamstown2 pointsPremiers
1948Williamstown (3)16–464138.2Brunswick8.7%Runners-up
1949Williamstown (4)16–564122.4Oakleigh4 pointsPremiers
1950Oakleigh (3)15–460122.8Port Melbourne4 pointsPremiers
1951Port Melbourne (3)16–3–166153.4Prahran2 pointsRunners-up
1952Port Melbourne (4)18–272153.5Coburg8 pointsRunners-up
1953Port Melbourne (5)18–272196.0Williamstown6 pointsPremiers
1954Port Melbourne (6)17–368150.6Williamstown4 pointsRunners-up
1955Port Melbourne (7)17–2–170142.9Preston2 pointsRunners-up
1956Williamstown (5)17–368161.2Port Melbourne4 pointsPremiers
1957Williamstown (6)20–080184.1Moorabbin20 points3rd
1958Williamstown (7)15–360136.9Moorabbin4 pointsPremiers
1959Williamstown (8)17–368161.2Sandringham4 pointsPremiers
1960Sandringham (1)15–360226.4Oakleigh58.6%Runners-up
1961Moorabbin (1)16–664124.6Yarraville8 points3rd
1962Moorabbin (2)14–456140.8Sandringham2 pointsRunners-up
1963Moorabbin (3)13–552133.1Sandringham4 pointsPremiers
1964Williamstown (9)14–456114.4Port Melbourne4 pointsRunners-up
1965Dandenong13–552128.9Waverley5.3%3rd
1966Port Melbourne (8)15–360135.6Waverley8 pointsPremiers
1967Dandenong (2)14–456119.1Port Melbourne4 pointsPremiers
1968Preston (1)15–360128.0Prahran8 pointsPremiers
1969Preston (2)17–168153.3Dandenong12 pointsPremiers
1970Prahran (3)15–360134.6Williamstown8 pointsPremiers
1971Preston (3)13–4–154120.8Dandenong6 pointsRunners-up
1972Oakleigh (4)13–552119.2Dandenong6 pointsPremiers
1973Dandenong (3)12–5–150116.9Oakleigh2 points3rd
1974Port Melbourne (9)13–552127.3Geelong West2.5%Premiers
1975Geelong West (1)15–360133.1Port Melbourne4 pointsPremiers
1976Port Melbourne (10)15–360121.5Preston8 pointsPremiers
1977Port Melbourne (11)15–360124.2Sandringham8 pointsPremiers
1978Port Melbourne (12)13–552115.5Preston2 points3rd
1979Geelong West (2)15-360126.6Coburg12 pointsRunners-up
1980Coburg (5)16–264133.5Port Melbourne12 pointsRunners-up
1981Port Melbourne (13)16–264161.8Preston16 pointsPremiers
1982Preston (4)16–264155.8Coburg4 pointsRunners-up
1983Preston (5)15–360156.5Geelong West4 pointsPremiers
1984Preston (6)16–264163.5Geelong West4 pointsPremiers
1985Sandringham (2)16–264162.1Coburg18.0%Premiers
1986Coburg (6)15–360154.4Frankston8 pointsRunners-up
1987Port Melbourne (14)14–456130.2Springvale8 pointsRunners-up
1988Coburg (7)13–552135.7Preston8 pointsPremiers
1989Coburg (8)17–168180.2Williamstown10 pointsPremiers
1990Preston (7)13–4–154123.3Springvale2 points3rd
1991Werribee (1)15–360128.1Dandenong8 pointsRunners-up
1992Sandringham (3)15–360146.0Williamstown8 pointsPremiers
1993Port Melbourne (15)16–264146.3Werribee8 pointsRunners-up
1994Sandringham (4)16–264180.5Box Hill8 pointsPremiers
1995Springvale (1)15–160173.7Port Melbourne12 pointsPremiers
1996[3]Frankston (1)16– 264199.3Werribee12 pointsRunners-up
1997Frankston (2)17–168167.5Springvale12 pointsRunners-up
1998Werribee (2)16–264164.0Frankston20.7%Runners-up
1999Springvale (2)15–360146.6Frankston8 pointsPremiers
2000Sandringham (5)16–364147.3North Ballarat8 pointsPremiers
2001Werribee (3)18–272173.3Box Hill12 pointsRunners-up
2002Geelong reserves (1)17–368157.7Werribee4 pointsPremiers
2003Port Melbourne (16)14–3–158133.3Williamstown2 points3rd
2004Port Melbourne (17)14–456134.6Sandringham4 pointsRunners-up
2005[4]Werribee (4)15–360134.5Northern Bullants6 pointsRunners-up
2006Northern Bullants (8)17–168178.2Sandringham16 points3rd
2007Sandringham (6)15–360132.4Geelong reserves4 points5th
2008Port Melbourne (18)13–352140.3North Ballarat4.8%Runners-up
2009North Ballarat (1)14–456128.4Williamstown4 pointsPremiers
2010Williamstown (10)15–360165.7North Ballarat37.4%3rd
2011Port Melbourne (19)18–076156.2Williamstown16 pointsPremiers
2012Casey (3)14–456105.8Port Melbourne4 points5th
2013Geelong reserves (2)16–264166.8Box Hill12 pointsRunners-up
2014Port Melbourne (20)16–264155.4Footscray reserves8 points3rd
2015Box Hill (1)14–456151.8Sandringham28.1%Runners-up
2016Casey (4)14–456167.8Collingwood reserves51.3%Runners-up
2017Williamstown (11)14–456158.4Box Hill2 points3rd
2018Richmond reserves (1)14–456159.5Casey18.3%5th
2019Richmond reserves (2)16–264135.5Footscray reserves6 pointsPremiers
2020Season not contested
2021Footscray reserves (1)10–040169.7Southport10.0 M/R[lower-alpha 1]N/A[lower-alpha 2]
2022Casey (5)17–168167.3Brisbane reserves12 pointsPremiers
2023Gold Coast (1)16–268184.5Werribee16.5%TBD
Notes
  1. ↑ 2021: The minor premiership was awarded on match ratio (percentage of wins vs games played) because teams did not play an equal number of games.[5]
  2. ↑ 2021: The season was abandoned after the minor premiership was awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Source where unlisted[7]

Division 2

Season Minor premier Record Pts  % Second place Margin Finish
1961Northcote (1)16–264176.4Dandenong8 pointsPremiers
1962Preston (1)14–256160.3Dandenong4 points3rd
1963Waverley (1)12–448150.9Preston11.5%Runners-up
1964Sunshine (1)14–456140.1Mordialloc12 pointsRunners-up
1965Preston (2)13–352196.2Mordialloc8 pointsPremiers
1966Northcote (2)13–552122.9Geelong West2 points3rd
1967Oakleigh (1)14–456126.0Geelong West4 pointsPremiers
1968Williamstown (1)15–1–162189.4Geelong West6 pointsRunners-up
1969Sunshine (2)17–168153.3Coburg4 pointsRunners-up
1970Coburg (1)16–264179.1Sunshine4 pointsPremiers
1971Caulfield (1)15–360159.7Sunshine8.7%3rd
1972Geelong West (1)18–076177.7Caulfield12 pointsPremiers
1973Caulfield (2)15–360156.0Waverley4 pointsPremiers
1974Coburg (2)17–168181.0Waverley8 pointsPremiers
1975Brunswick (1)15–360144.6Camberwell6 pointsPremiers
1976Frankston (1)16–1–166143.4Mordialloc10 points3rd
1977Mordialloc (1)14–456139.1Yarraville0.3%Premiers
1978Frankston (2)15–360145.9Camberwell4 pointsPremiers
1979Camberwell (1)14–456146.4Oakleigh11.1%Premiers
1980Yarraville (1)14–456124.0Brunswick8 pointsRunners-up
1981Camberwell (2)14–456160.7Waverley4 pointsPremiers
1982Oakleigh (2)17–168158.2Northcote12 points3rd
1983Brunswick (2)15–360193.3Mordialloc2 pointsRunners-up
1984Box Hill (1)16–2[lower-alpha 1]64183.4Brunswick2 pointsPremiers
1985Oakleigh (3)16–264153.2Brunswick8 pointsRunners-up
1986Sunshine (3)16–264175.2Box Hill4 pointsRunners-up
1987Werribee (1)15–3[lower-alpha 2]60155.4Waverley4 points3rd
1988Oakleigh (4)14–456123.0Werribee16 pointsPremiers
Notes
  1. ↑ 1984: Box Hill's win-loss record includes two wins by forfeit following Yarraville's withdrawal from the competition.[8]
  2. ↑ 1987: Werribee's win-loss record includes one win by forfeit following Moorabbin's withdrawal from the competition.[9]

Source [7]

Minor premiership wins

Club Years in
competition		 Div 1 Div 2 Total Runners-up
(Total)
Port Melbourne1886–pres20–2015
Williamstown1884–pres1111212
Coburg1926–pres82107
Preston/Northern1903–1911
1926–pres		82108
Footscray1886–19248–83
Oakleigh1929–19944484
Northcote1908–19875274
North Melbourne1877–19246–64
Sandringham1929–pres6–67
Brunswick1897–19914267
Springvale/Casey1982–pres5054
Werribee1965–pres4154
Frankston1966–pres2243
Moorabbin1951–19633–32
Prahran1899–19943035
Dandenong1958–19943036
Geelong West1963–19882136
Camberwell1926–19901230
Sunshine1959–19890332
Richmond1885–19072–23
Geelong reserves2000–pres2–21
Richmond reserves2014–pres2–20
Box Hill1951–pres1125
Caulfield1965–19870221
West Melbourne1899–19071–10
Essendon (A.)1900–19211–13
North Ballarat1996–20171–13
Footscray reserves2014–pres1–12
Waverley1961–19870116
Mordialloc1958–19880114
Yarraville1928–19830113
Brighton1908–19640003
Collingwood reserves2008–pres0–01
Southport2021–pres0–01
Brisbane reserves2021–pres0–01

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Football". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 March 1903. p. 18. Retrieved 18 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "MINOR PREMIERS THAT MISSED THE GRAND FINAL". Hard Ball Get. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Victorian Football League (VFL) 1996". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "2005 VFL Premiership Season". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Brendan Rhodes (12 August 2021). "Drastic times, drastic measures: VFL ladder gets a COVID reconfiguration". Australian Football League. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Brendan Rhodes (1 September 2021). "VFL season called off, VFLW Grand Final a League priority". afl.com.au.
  7. 1 2 Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877–1995; pp. 300-302
  8. ↑ Marc Fiddian (16 April 1984). "Zebras' twin spearhead rocks Vales". The Age. Melbourne. p. 25.
  9. ↑ Sam Prenesti (7 May 1987). "Moorabbin suspended for remainder of the season". The Age. Melbourne. p. 30.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.